Date of constitution/reform: Currently being drafted. The former constitution was approved in 1971 and amended in 1980, 2005 and 2007. At present the highest legal provision is the Constitutional Declaration of March 2011.

Form of state: Unitary

Administrative divisions: 27 governorates

Official language(s): Arabic

Other spoken languages: English, Coptic, Greek and French

Official religion: Sunni Islam

Minorities: Copts (Christians), Nubians and Bedouins.

Dominant actor(s): Army and Intelligence Services

Elected institutions of government: government, Parliament (unicameral according to Constitution of 2013) and Presidency.

Non-elected institutions of government: Supreme Council of the Armed Forces and provincial governors.

Constitution I (text of the Constitutional Declaration, interim Constitution, with SCAF ammendment of 17 June 2012)

Constitution II (text of the Constitutional Declaration made by the elected President Mohamed Morsi on August 12th, eliminating the SCAF addendum and modifying parts of the original March 2011 Declaration).

May 26 2014 -
Presidential -
Presidential elections will be held in a double round, on May 26th and 27th. Abdel Fattah al Sisi won the presidential election with 96,9% of valid votes and a share of 46%.